Crime & Safety

1 Dead After Mobile Home Fire In Jeffco, First Responders Injured

A person died and a deputy and two firefighters were injured in a mobile home fire Friday.

(CBS Denver)

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — One person has died after a fire at a mobile home in Jefferson County on Friday. A deputy and two fire personnel were transported to the hospital for possible injuries sustained during lifesaving efforts. The fire broke out a little before 10:30 a.m. in the 17100 block of Mount Vernon Road.

“The fire investigation on Mount Vernon [Road] is now an active death investigation,” the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.

The deputy and the two fire personnel were transported to a hospital as a precaution for smoke and fire related injuries. Officials said it was too early to comment on their injuries.

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